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if t f ri 1 sp ff r j i i i i a the acton free press wediveaday march i 1967 carpeting kitchen plenty of light features of twostorey brick library most striking feature of the 76000 library in its evergreen- encircled setting is its four big thermopane corner win dows the attractive bright en trance leads into a roomy hall way with a halfl o sta both up and down vp first you face the libra rians checkout counter and beyond that their workroom and the back door to the left is the adult lib rary with its many shelves and comfortable reading area lynhe tight go the c c than tit a paaeock blue and green mix nylon carpet the moat highly recommended material these days catches the eye at once it will help keep the library quiet and its easier to keep with books and furniture scal ed to size 6oun3olumes unique gift one of the treasures of the library is a bound set of the illustrated london news cov ering the years from 1851 to 1 90s the volumes were given to the library by the late h n fanner a lawyer here they h be jo hisfa ther some of the older books are first editions and are growing in value the librarians have been told the old ibible that used to be used in court was given to the library when it was repla ced there are several other bibles in general circulation as well including the new re vised standard edition a datestone will be inserted in the building later an open ing in the brickwork has been left for it george lee heads board centennial chairman of the library board is george lee serving his third term board members are fred new ted pratt rev ritchie momurray and mayor les ouby who is the representative of council a change in the library board act reduced the num ber to sit on actons board so board member doug copeland this january took over the sec retarys post from miss es ther taylor concerned this wee wit th move tire board meets next friday many special meetings concerning the new building and more recently the budget have brought the board together for many spec ial meetings in the past few months cuum cleaner will do the job the carpeting la thick with backing laminated directly to jt downstairs the same carpet ing only in autumntoned or angeybrown make the as sembly and exhibition room look homey already this is the room on the right that is available for renting in the centre is a trim jiltle kitchen called the serveryj some equipment is still needed here beyond the servery down a short corridor are mens and ladies washrooms and the fur nace room to large room downstairs on the left la presently for storage but it la available for more library space when re quired the stairrall is made of ateel and the floors of terraz- onst ruction was the general contractor for the goldenyellow brick build ing architect was donald skinnerr there were two local sub contractors a l rlemer who installed the plumbing and jake van der kooy of acton electric who did the wiring the eluiaj gas heating was installed by b mikkelten of oakville the attractive drapes were orderedthrough acton home fumishl3ts ear the building is included in the contract one tree had to be removed it was dyinr and would have had to be cut down soon in any case shrubs will be planted in the spring h someone donates ihemf randy lldkeo who is studying with the niagara parks commission u having a model mad with suggested landscaping outdoor epotatghta are pro vided in the contract the con struction company also built thebridge changing the pitch after commencing to make it lower methods of keeping it clear for pedestrians in bad weather are being considered a piece or the same tough nylon carpeting as is in the building for instance could be lifted and snow and ice knock ed off as its own centennial pro ject acton hydro electric commission will install lights on standards to ensure plenty of good light at the site that will be used so much at night just one tree was cut down at the library site sunut promt fntrancf is shown from the upstairs hail of the centennial library adults and childrens separate rooms are upstairs assembly room washrooms furnace room storage room and small servery are down stairs stairs are terrazzo railings top is bright red for safety a highly absorbent nylon mat will be placed at the front door compatible colours charact library mellowhued accents spangl ed the buildings interior first and brightest is the co lor of the highly recommend ed nylon carpet peacock blue and green upstairs and warm orange downstairs all the wood slab doors are painted one of four warm co ordinating colors caramel dull green putty and terra cot- ta the vinyl chairs upstairs where the adults will peruse books in comfort are persim mon and acrilan blue they are plastic and can be easilv leaned in the assembly room down stairs there are 30 comfort able fabriccovered chairs in three colors tropical tur quoise sun valley gold and coffee brown these chairs will not be used as often as the chairs upstairs the childrens section has smallscale tables and eight bright hassocks for the child ren to sit on they re conven entlv made of plastic too these hassocks were still not here bv the weekend but are expected to be in place for the first avid oung bookworms next week color of the drapes is nut meg when these unkned dra pes are drawn light will still come through at the corner windows while glare is cut wood finish throughout the building is warm walnut furniture was ordered from various companies after long consideration and price-and- value comparison the hassocks and and drap es were ordered through ac ton home furnishings the offwhite steel shelving and magazine racks ordered in ontario were made in den mark efficient bookends will neatly hold the rows of books upnght display cases in the central hall will exhibit posters and special articles or book jack ets the central charge desk so vital to the checking in and out of books is being traced this week bv slightly harassed board members it was ship ped several weeks ago the modern tri light fixture in the front hall gives way to efficient fluorescent units and spotlights further inside most colorful accent of all is just arriving the covers of thousands of books gait educator named president mr j a turner chairman ol the board of governors for the haltonpeel college of ap plied arts and technology an nounces the appointment of mr j m porter director of education in gait is president of the college mr porter has had a disting uished career in education prior to assuming his duties as director in gait four vears ago mr 5brter served the north york schooi system as a teacher principal and assis tant superintendent as an active member of the ontario secondary school sup erintendents association and the ontano directors associa tion mr porter served in many offices and on many commit tees his interest in the grow th and development of voca tional education took him on an extensive tnp to europe where he visited a number of educational institutions cot the tables lops on wood i would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than to be crowded on a velvet cushion thoreau the requisites of a singer are a big chest a big mouth 90 per cent memory 10 per cent from june to september westminstep4fibey has some 6 000 visitors daily with some 900 years of english history enshrined in its stones exten sive repairs were undertaken and the abbey is now capable of standing for another 900 vears fa- the town of acton may we extend our hearty congratulations on its centennial library a building everyone can be proud of it was indeed a pleasure to have been chosen heating contractor b mikkelsen heating and cooling oakville 8273151 miss madof chapman will smile welcome in new quarters next week she has been assistant librarian for years have arbornc intelligence lots of hard work and something in the heart enrico caruso x i congratulations to the town of acton on the accomplishment of its centennial project actons modern library flf h wiew ff0fn iron ovor lf lr the v the plaster busts artificial flowers sits t55 lm r unchanged for years unit tnisweejt c ru if was our pleasure to be chosen as the electrical contractor on this local project confd acton electric company j van ocr kooy prop inowrlal commercial a residential wiring appliance service 65 main ft n acton om 85341234 congratulations to the town of acton on the completion of its modern library actons centennial project residents of acton can be proud of the new centennial library which has been carefully planned for their convenience comfort and the pleasure of good reading i ii i we were pleased to be chosen the contractors to install the plumbing facilities and fixtures in this i modern library building a l riemer equipment co plumbing and heating contractors 04 cook st acton ontario a jmti 1 ni